Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality SHORT COLEMAN SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT - YELLOW CREEK SOURCE WATER PROTECTION PLAN Tennessee Valley Authority Chattanooga, Tennessee Submitted July, 2011 MDEQ Edits February, 2014 Pickwick Intake, Mississippi - Source Water Protection Plan Table of Contents EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................................................................................ 2 1.0 SOURCE WATER PROTECTION VISION AND GOALS ...................................................................... 5 2.0 SOURCE WATER CHARACTERIZATION ........................................................................................... 7 2.1 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF THE WATERSHED AND RESERVOIR............................................ 7 2.2 WATER QUALITY IN THE RESERVOUR AND WATERSHED ................................................... 10 2.3 IMPAIRED STREAMS IN THE WATERSHED ........................................................................... 12 2.4 CONTAMINANT SOURCES ................................................................................................... 14 2.4.1 CRITICAL AREA ............................................................................................................. 14 3.0 SOURCE WATER PROTECTION ..................................................................................................... 15 3.1 SOURCE WATER PROTECTION GOALS ................................................................................. 15 3.2 SOURCE WATER PROTECTION ACTION PLAN AND IMPLEMENTATION .............................. 16 3.3 EXISTING PROGRAMS .......................................................................................................... 19 3.3.1 NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE ........................................................ 19 3.3.2 U. 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GELOGICAL SURVEY WATER RESOURCES PROGRAMS ........................................ 20 3.3.3 U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE ............................................................................... 21 3.3.4 TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY .................................................................................. 22 4.0 PERIODIC EVALUATION AND REVISION ....................................................................................... 28 5.0 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................................ 28 LIST OF APPENDICES APPENDIX A: FLIER APPENDIX B: 2009 CCR Tishomingo County LIST OF ATTACHMENTS ATTACHMENT 1: Short Coleman Surface Water Treatment Plant Source Water Assessment ATTACHMENT 2: Short Coleman Surface Water Treatment Plant Source Water Assessment Supplement 2 Pickwick Intake, Mississippi -Source Water Protection Plan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) constructed the Pickwick Landing Dam in 1938 to help with TVA's integrated management of the Tennessee River to provide water for a wide range of public benefits. These include water supply for drinking, industrial use and agriculture; for generating hydropower and cooling nuclear and fossil power plant components; and for navigation, recreation and sustaining plant and animal life-- wildlife, fisheries, and threatened and endangered species. In addition, t he reservoir system supports economic development. There is some use of streams, rivers, and private reservoirs for municipal and industrial water supply, but it is relatively small. After the construction of the Pickwick Landing Dam was completed the Pickwick Reservoir was created. It is used primarily for flood control, navigation, and hydrologic power generation. Presently the Pickwick Reservoir is classified as suitable for fish and wildlife, recreation and public water supply. As TVA still controls the reservoir for power generation and flood control, the Short Coleman Surface Water Treatment Plant (SCSWTP) uses the Pickwick Reservoir to treat 200,000 gallons per day serving approximately 1575 people under about 500 contracts. The SCSWTP is part of the Short Coleman Park Association which services the Iuka area. There are two other water treatment plants involved in the association. These are Short Coleman Park Water Association #2 and #3, which are both groundwater treatment plants. These two plants provide twice as much drinking water to Iuka as the SCSWTP. TVA, the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH), the Short Coleman Water Association (SCWA), and Tishomingo Soil and Water Conservation District (TSWCD) as well as many other resource agencies and local stakeholders, have long recognized the importance of the waters in the state of Mississippi. The 3 Pickwick Intake, Mississippi -Source Water Protection Plan Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) Amendments of 1996 (P.L. 104-182) required the State to develop and implement a Source Water Assessment Program (SWAP) and to prepare a Source Water Assessment (SWA) for each of the State's surface-water intakes used for potable water supply. In 1998, MSDH contracted with MDEQ to develop and administer the Mississippi Source Water Assessment Program. EPA approved the State's Source Water Assessment Program Plan in November 1999 after which implementation of the SWAP was initiated. At MDEQ's request, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) prepared the SWA for the Short Coleman surface-water intake in 2004. In 2008, TVA wrote an addendum to the original report that included more of the areas surrounding the Pickwick reservoir and the SCSWTP. While not required by the SDWA, the development and implementation of a Source Water Protection Plan is essential for protecting and preserving a high-quality water supply for luka, Mississippi. This Source Water Protection Plan (SWPP) was developed by representatives from TVA, SCWA, TSWCD and MDEQ. Four elements recommended by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) were used in developing the Source Water Protection Plan: 1. Source water protection program vision statement and goals; 2. Source water characterization; 3. Source water protection action plan; 4. Implementation of the action plan, including periodic evaluation and revision of the entire program. These are discussed in the following. 4 Pickwick Intake, Mississippi -Source Water Protection Plan 1.0 SOURCE WATER PROTECTION VISION AND GOALS This document was prepared by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in support of the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Source Water Protection Program. This source water protection plan was prepared based on the Source Water Assessment (and supplement) for the SHORT COLEMAN SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT- PICKWICK INTAKE which was prepared in June 2004 and October 2008. The information and data used in the preparation of this source water protection plan for the Short Coleman Surface Water Treatment Plant's surface water intake (the Pickwick Intake) on the Yellow Creek embayment at luka, MS were obtained from the Source Water Assessment (and supplement) for the SHORT COLEMAN SURFACE WATER TREATMENT PLANT - PICKWICK INTAKE. A complete listing of the information sources is presented in the Source Water Assessment document in Attachment 1 and the Source Water Assessment Supplement in Attachment 2. After meetings with MDEQ, TVA, and the Tishomingo SWCD it was determined that there needed to be an action plan to be distributed to potential threats (businesses/industries) so that the water treatment plant would be aware of any possible source of contamination. This source water protection plan consists of six components: 1. A source water protection program vision; 2. A source water characterization; 3. Source water protection goals; 4. A source water protection action plan; 5. Implementation of the action plan; and 5 Pickwick Intake, Mississippi -Source Water Protection Plan 6. A periodic evaluation and revision of the entire program. Based on these components a vision statement was developed: "The Pickwick Reservoir, the Short Coleman Surface Water Treatment facility and citizens of the community shall be tireless in endeavors to serve, empower and strengthen our surface waters through efficient management, improved customer service, and managed rate controls as well as development of increased resources to protect our waters through strong community responsibility." The goal of the Short Coleman Surface Water Treatment Plant Protection Program is to ensure that the treatment plant process and water supply is not impacted by the pollutants of any potential source of contaminants. This includes ensuring that businesses and industries that may have potential sources of contaminants included in the protection area are aware of the actions needed in the case of a contaminant spill into the water. Based on the six components of the SWPP, four goals were developed: 1. Manage the land of the watershed using responsible land stewardship practices and sound planning decisions. 2. Improve areas of the watershed that are contributing to drinking water quantity and quality problems. 3. Sustain Pickwick Reservoir so that a safe and reliable source of drinking water will meet the demands of the population. 4. Maintain a healthy watershed to protect the quantity, quality, and cost of the drinking water. These program goals have been used to develop strategies for the Action Plan described in Section 3. 6 Pickwick Intake, Mississippi -Source Water Protection Plan 2.0 SOURCE WATER CHARACTERIZATION The source water